Hutt Lagoon aka the pink lake

Yallabatharra, Western Australia
Canon EOS 50D, 10-22mm @10mm, 1/250 sec, f/8, ISO100

A number of years ago, while travelling in the state of Victoria, we visited a pink lake, and were sorely disappointed to find it didn't have any pink colour at all.
While travelling to Kalbarri a couple of weeks ago for a holiday, we stopped at Hutt Lagoon, which is near Port Gregory, to have a look at another pink lake. This time we were not disappointed - the colour was amazing to look at.

The colour is due to a caroteinoid-producing algae called dunaliella salina, which exists in salty water, and produces beta-carotene. A BASF processing plant on the other side of the lake harvests the beta-carotene, which is used in cosmetics and in dietary supplements, as it is a food-colouring agent and a source of vitamin A.

If you are ever in the area, it is worthwhile having a look - although the colour does vary seasonally, and is dependent on the sun lighting.

reflections on Wedge Pond

Kananaskis, Alberta, Canada
Canon EOS 50D, 10-22mm @10mm, 1/60 sec, f/7.1, ISO100

When I visited Wedge Pond, in Kananaskis, earlier this month, I was hoping for some wind, so I could so I could do some kite aerial photography. There was very little wind, and people were making the most of the lovely summer weather, fishing and swimming in the lakes. The lack of wind allowed me to capture this reflection in the water, with a fly fisherman slowly moving across the lake in his kayak.

As an Aussie, I had no intention to go swimming, as the ambient temperature was only about 25 degrees, and the water was cold (~35 degrees is more like swimming weather for me). The locals thought otherwise - probably because the summer in Alberta is very short, so the make the most of the summer weather while it lasts!

edge of Dove Lake

Cradle Mountain - Lake St Clair National Park, Tasmania
Canon EOS 50D, 10-22mm @22mm, 1/250 sec, f/7.1, ISO200

Here is another photo from our trip to Tasmania last month. When we arrived at Dove Lake, everything was shrouded in thick fog, and we could barely see across the lake. By the time we completed the walk around Dove Lake, the fog had cleared, and there was sunshine and a blue sky.

A shutter speed of just under one second captures the waves receeding on the beach, shortly after sunset at Injidup Beach, just south of Yallingup. In the distance (on the horizon on the right hand side of the frame), an approaching storm is visible.
The coastline around the south west of Western Australia has so many interesting features, and so many different places to explore. The one week holiday we had last month in Yallingup was definitely not long enough to explore the area, and I can't wait until I get some time to do more exploring around the south west with my camera and tripod.

receeding waves

Injidup Beach, Yallingup, Western Australia
Canon EOS 50D, 10-22mm @22mm, 8/10 sec, f/11, ISO100

Here's a photo from Lake Seppings, located right near Middleton Beach in Albany. In October last year, it was so wet at the lake, that some parts of the boardwalk and path around the lake were under water, and we were unable to walk the whole way around the lake.

Lake Seppings, Albany, Western Australia
Canon EOS 50D, 10-22mm @10mm, 1/30 sec, f/8, ISO100

If you ever visit Dove Lake and Cradle Mountain in Tasmania, it's worth doing the walk around the lake.

There is some fantastic scenery as the track makes its way around the lake, and in some places, it's a wooden walkway bolted to the rock cliff, as shown in the photo below (with Cradle Mountain in the background).

walkway around Dove Lake

Cradle Mountain, Tasmania
Canon EOS 350D, 10-22mm @10mm, 1/25 sec, f/8, ISO200

Other sections of the track will take you through a temperate rainforest called the Ballroom Forest.

The walk is 6km, and takes approximately 2 hours (depending on how fit you are, how fast you walk, how frequently you stop to take photos, etc). It's a relatively easy walk, and is mostly flat.

Tourists' footprints show up in the snow on the boardwalk along the north-east end of Lake Louise.

footprints on the boardwalk

Lake Louise, Banff National Park, Alberta, Canada
Canon EOS 50D, 10-22mm @10mm, 1/160 sec, f/8, ISO400

The lake was still iced over when I was there last month, with approximately a metre or two of clear water around the lake edge.

Taken during an early morning shoot in Matilda Bay, this 4 second exposure shows one of the jetties at Matilda Bay, with the Perth city skyline in the background on the right hand side.

peaceful waters

jetty at Matilda Bay before sunrise

Matilda Bay, Crawley, Western Australia
Canon EOS 50D, 10-22mm @16mm, 4 sec, f/7.1, ISO100

Early on Friday morning, a few keen souls met near the Old Swan Brewery to get some sunrise photos.
Once the sun was up, we then made our way up the river to the Crawley Edge Boatshed. This iconic boatshed must feature in a lot of photos, and on weekends, you can often see wedding parties being photographed on the jetty that leads to this boatshed.

Geoff shooting the 'shed

Crawley Edge Boatshed

Crawley, Western Australia
Canon EOS 50D, 10-22mm @22mm, 1/500 sec, f/6.3, ISO100